Pro-cycling thread

Fuck the stage races race the classics g.

Very much this.

^3rded

ladies showing the men (39 finishers) a bit of HTFU today, respect

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=151368

Respect to the ladies, however it's 117km rather than 240km, i know some of the womens peloton would like this bringing more in line.

yes, but the women's races are always shorter and the conditions were the same

I'm not sure Vandenbergh's timing matches his strength.

#armchair

Keep seeing stuff about that race that I missed; Paolini crashed hard enough to snap his fork legs completely and just got up to wait for a bike swap.
EBH did his collarbone at some point.

And seriously, what's up with Froome?

Rotten luck for EBH.

Froome's been ill, is it any surprise he's not in peak condition?

Already this year we've seen some bonkers, open racing and there's still so much to come. I pray Geraint can hold this form: arguably he's been the strongest of the lot so far, so many animating performances.

Is Kwiatowski down to race RVV?

not on this version of the start list

Dutch paper Telegraaf claims that Astana is out of the world tour according to a high level source within the UCI...

(oh and Tree = Boom ;-))

6.8 kilogram?? Not according to this:

;-)

Great pics on Het Nieuwsblad.

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/DMF20150329_01604627?pid=4636024

And a video of Sylvain Chavanel struggling to get his jacket off.

http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/videozone/v_opvallend/wielrennen_opvallend/1.2287739

Does anybody know who the Garmin rider is losing his shit at 1.47?

Both links courtesy of Bikeradar forum.

Beer throne!

Mega isn't it? Is that a Lidl symbol on the bottle though? If so, shame on the organisers. I like Lidl but I'd want at least Sainsbury's own label fizz if I'd won.

The Garmin-Cannondale rider is Jack Bauer, no?

Thanks - that tops Ciolek's helmet throw at MSR by a mile.

must be getting tips from Millar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIW1MAvyPD4

Ciolek crashed on the descent from the Poggio. Helmet smash justified. Bauer fell off after getting his jacket caught in his rear wheel just after a feed station. Bike smash entirely unjustified. Ciolek wins, Bauer gets a stern talking to by team management.

Leg warmers over shorts like a boss